Guide: Get your MSL without sprint or CDMA workshop

[Konfuzion]

I was just about to post this here but I have tested it and it does work.

"Before doing this make sure you have aLogcat. Also its easier to find your MSL if you go into logcat and "clear log" before doing these steps.

**Refer to the attached pictures if you get lost**

• So step 1 is to go to your dialer and enter ##DATA# or ##3282# which will bring up the EPST menu
• Once the menu pops up just select "View Mode"
• At this point you will see a screen with 3 selections.
• From here either press and hold the Home Key and select aLogcat if you ran it before, go to your tray and run Logcat.
• After opening Logcat it will update, once it finishes press "Menu" and "Pause" the log.
• Then scroll until you see a group of entries labeled "I/EpstBroadcastReciever" which should be green
• Locate the line that has "MSL Code=" at the end of it"

[WarChild]

Originally Posted by Konfuzion

I was just about to post this here but I have tested it and it does work.

"Before doing this make sure you have aLogcat. Also its easier to find your MSL if you go into logcat and "clear log" before doing these steps.

**Refer to the attached pictures if you get lost**

• So step 1 is to go to your dialer and enter ##DATA# or ##3282# which will bring up the EPST menu
• Once the menu pops up just select "View Mode"
• At this point you will see a screen with 3 selections.
• From here either press and hold the Home Key and select aLogcat if you ran it before, go to your tray and run Logcat.
• After opening Logcat it will update, once it finishes press "Menu" and "Pause" the log.
• Then scroll until you see a group of entries labeled "I/EpstBroadcastReciever" which should be green
• Locate the line that has "MSL Code=" at the end of it"

tried this and it didnt work for me.




CW

[Konfuzion]

Originally Posted by WarChild

tried this and it didnt work for me.




CW

Maybe you did something wrong, working for me. Maybe it matters, not sure but I am rooted.

Try this..

Go to the market and download aLogcat. Run aLogcat, press menu then clear log. Go to your phone number pad dial ##3282# then select view mode. Click and hold the home button on the bottom of your phone until a menu pops up, click aLogcat. Then click menu and pause. Scroll up the log looking for green text and the line you are looking for is...

I/EpstBroadcastReciever
At the end of that line you will see MSL = xxxxxx

[WarChild]

Originally Posted by Konfuzion

Maybe you did something wrong, working for me. Maybe it matters, not sure but I am rooted.

I am not rooted but I am doing it the prescribed way and I dont ever see that line. I already have alogcat and its working fine.




CW

[Konfuzion]

Originally Posted by WarChild

I am not rooted but I am doing it the prescribed way and I dont ever see that line. I already have alogcat and its working fine.
CW

Try clearing your log first so you have less to look at.

[WarChild]

Originally Posted by Konfuzion

Try clearing your log first so you have less to look at.

Been there done that.




CW

[Konfuzion]

Originally Posted by WarChild

Been there done that.
CW

Mystery solved then, root is needed.

[Malice]

Rooted phone, none of the methods work for me. Piping it to grep, the only mention of EPST is:

I/EPST ( 859): MSG_INITIATE_FIELDTRIAL.EPST

and a version string after it. No results for grep -i msl, or grep MSL.

[Konfuzion]

Originally Posted by Malice

Rooted phone, none of the methods work for me. Piping it to grep, the only mention of EPST is:

I/EPST ( 859): MSG_INITIATE_FIELDTRIAL.EPST

and a version string after it. No results for grep -i msl, or grep MSL.

Thats strange, I did this about 5 times and 2 of those 5 times I found my code. Maybe its hit and miss.

[Tilde88]

lol theres even a thread here about it...
which links to this...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...45&postcount=1

and yes same method applies for evo